Movies Where They Even Got The Titles Wrong
@arthurchappell (45002)
Preston, England
January 6, 2019 6:34pm CST
I love nit-picking movies, seeing the mistakes and things that just couldn’t really happen. The following movies even get their titles wrong.
Abbott And Costello Meet The Killer, Boris Karloff (1949). Though Karloff is in the movie, he is not the killer. Alan Mowbray is.
Abbott And Costello Go To Mars (1953) – They actually go to Venus.
The Courage Of Lassie (1946) – The dog is clearly a male Border Collie referred to throughout the movie as Bill.
Jurassic Park (1993) – All the featured dinosaurs are from the earlier Cretaceous Period.
The Lost World – Jurassic Park 2 (1997), As with the first film, plus in taking place entirely on a preparation island (Isla Soma) nothing is seen of Jurassic Park itself. Jurassic Park 3 (2001) is also set on Isla Soma.
Krakatoa: East Of Java 1969) – The famous volcano was actually West of Java.
And Then There Were None (also released as Ten Little Indians) (1965). The second film adaption of the Agatha Christie story allows two characters to survive. The whole point of the story is that the entire cast dies. (Christie herself approved the altered version, as it was feared audiences find the ending too pessimistic at times).
Arthur Chappell
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
7 Jan 19
I like the second ending better too about the 10 little Indians
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
7 Jan 19
Many do prefer the happy ending but I like the darker edged version
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Jan 19
It is Bud Abbott. Two T's not one.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
8 Jan 19
@LadyDuck The recent TV version was very good too
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
8 Jan 19
@arthurchappell I have not seen the recent TV version but it's something I want to watch.
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@xander6464 (40875)
• Wapello, Iowa
7 Jan 19
I think you've found the lineup...As well as the theme...for a great film festival.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
8 Jan 19
@xander6464 I'd happily watch these films
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@xander6464 (40875)
• Wapello, Iowa
8 Jan 19
@arthurchappell So would lots of other people. It would be a big hit.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Jan 19
I think all of this just makes things so much more frustrating.
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@MarshaMusselman (38657)
• Midland, Michigan
13 Jan 19
I didn't realize that the last movie mentioned was one of Agatha's books and that's weird that she'd allow the change. If the book was well read you'd think the watchers would expect the same of the movie itself.
As for Jurassic Park, I didn't know there was an actual place, island with that name.
In the Lassie one, are you saying that the cast during filming actually would refer to the dog as Bill? If so, that's very odd indeed, The abbott and costello was odd too. I wonder whether they didn't expect to actually get Boris as an actor and when he agreed it was with the option that his character not be the actual killer? Otherwise, someone lost their brain when coming up with the title for that one. Just saying.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
13 Jan 19
@MarshaMusselman yes, the first, fourth and fifth Jurrasic Park films are set on an actual island theme park complex. The Lassie film is clearly about a male dog called Bill.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
13 Jan 19
@MarshaMusselman There are five films so far - probably more to come too - the first is the only good one though
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@MarshaMusselman (38657)
• Midland, Michigan
13 Jan 19
@arthurchappell I guess I didn't realize there are that many Jurrasic Park Films. I only was interested in the first one and maybe caught one or two others when my husband watched them at home, but I never sat down to join him on those.
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
13 Jan 19
i do the same thing.my brother says i ruin movies pointing out the wrong.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
13 Jan 19
@scarlet_woman I still enjoy many of these movies
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jan 19
Anak Krakatoa (son of Krakatoa) is erupting at the moment and causing havoc.
